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They sawed lumber, made bricks, and worked as farmhands, fishermen, seamen, and stevedores.

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Q: What did slaves do in the Rhode Island colony?
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Were there slaves in colonial Rhode Island?

No there wasn't slavery in Rhode Island. Rhode Island was started as a colony for unconventional people in the colonies.


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